Coronavirus: 'Fake news' tweets which could make outbreak worse to be removed

Twitter says it is clamping down on coronavirus myths and misinformation

Posts which promote "fake or ineffective treatments" for COVID-19 and deny "expert guidance" on the coronavirus are to be removed.


Tweets that put people at risk of contracting the COVID-19 coronavirus as it rapidly spreads across the globe are to be removed by Twitter to help the public get accurate information and avoid myths and misinformation.

This includes posts which promote "fake or ineffective treatments" for COVID-19 as well as those that deny "expert guidance" on the coronavirus.



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